The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991

• “exempt service station” means a service station—which was not in operation, and for the construction of which planning permission was not granted, before 31st December 1995;at which the total quantity of petrol unloaded into stationary storage tanks does not exceed 500m³ in any 12 month period; andwhich—is situated in one of the following local government areas established by section 1 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994—Argyll and Bute;Moray;Orkney Islands;Shetland Islands;Western Isles; oris situated in the local government area of Aberdeenshire established by that section and outside the Aberdeen area the boundary of which is shown as “The derogated boundary: Aberdeen area” on the maps contained in the volume of maps entitled “Volume of maps indicating the extent of derogated areas for new small petrol stations under the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances Etc) (Amendment) (Petrol Vapour Recovery) Regulations 1996” (“the Maps”); oris situated in the local government area of Highland established by that section and outside the Inverness area the boundary of which is shown on the Maps as “The derogated boundary: Inverness area”; oris situated in the local government area of Angus, Perth and Kinross or Stirling established by that section and to the north of the line shown on the Maps as “The derogated boundary: Central Scotland”;

• “terminal” means any premises which are used for the storage and loading of petrol into road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels;

and other expressions which are also used in European Parliament and Council Directive 94/63/EC on the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations have the same meaning as in that Directive.

4A

Notwithstanding the rule set out in paragraph 4, where a process falls within the description in paragraph (bb) of Part A of Section 5.1 of Schedule 1 and Part B of any other Section in that Schedule, that process shall be regarded as falling only within the description in paragraph (bb) of Part A of Section 5.1.

8A

The rule in paragraph 8 shall not apply in the case of the incineration of hazardous waste in an incineration plant, as described in paragraph (bb) of Part A of Section 5.1 of Schedule 1, when the prescribed process is a Part B process.

Exclusion of prescribed processes under control of the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

3A

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Exceptions

Enforcement

Prescribed substances: release into the air, water or land